email print share on Facebook share on Twitter share on LinkedIn share on reddit pin on Pinterest

Italy


5830 articles available in total starting from 17/05/2002. Last article published on 15/09/2025.

Roberto De Feo  • Director of The Nest

Interview: Roberto De Feo • Director of The Nest

“I wanted to tell the tale of a world cut adrift, using as a metaphor the story of a family living in a place outside of time”

Cineuropa met with Roberto De Feo, the director of horror flick The Nest, which is competing in Locarno’s Piazza Grande  

15/08/2019 | Locarno 2019 | Piazza Grande

Review: The Young Observant

Review: The Young Observant

The new film by young Italian director Davide Maldi offers up a poignant portrayal of adolescence where naivety meets cruelty  

13/08/2019 | Locarno 2019 | Filmmakers of the Present

Review: Maternal

Review: Maternal

Nuns are trying to guide teen mothers in this hot and simmering Argentine-set tale directed by Italy's Maura Delpero  

09/08/2019 | Locarno 2019 | Competition

Davide Maldi • Director of The Young Observant

Interview: Davide Maldi • Director of The Young Observant

“With my works, I always begin by studying an ancient rite, which I then try to transpose into modern-day society”

We interviewed Davide Maldi to discuss his latest film The Young Observant, which follows a group of hospitality and catering school students enrolled on a difficult course  

08/08/2019 | Locarno 2019 | Filmmakers of the Present

Review: If Only

Review: If Only

Locarno opens with an impressive crowd-pleasing story centring on the children of divorce by Ginevra Elkann  

07/08/2019 | Locarno 2019 | Piazza Grande

Review: Aether

Review: Aether

Rûken Tekeş' documentary is an emotional, instinctive examination of nature and of the 12,000 years of civilization that are about to be flooded due to a big state construction project  

07/08/2019 | Dokufest 2019

End of filming for Edoardo Ponti’s The Life Ahead

End of filming for Edoardo Ponti’s The Life Ahead

The lead actress in the film shot in Puglia is Sophia Loren, taking on the role played by Simone Signoret in the adaptation of the famous eponymous novel by Romain Gary  

07/08/2019 | Production | Funding | Italy/USA

EXCLUSIVE: Trailer for Davide Maldi's The Young Observant

EXCLUSIVE: Trailer for Davide Maldi's The Young Observant

The new film by the Italian filmmaker is set to world-premiere in the Filmmakers of the Present Competition at the Locarno Film Festival  

02/08/2019 | Locarno 2019 | Filmmakers of the Present

Review: The Sweeties

Review: The Sweeties

Written in league with Marco D’Amore, Francesco Ghiaccio’s film is a comedy on adolescence, exploring themes such as self-acceptance and accepting others, growing up and friendship  

31/07/2019 | Films | Reviews

The MIA announces its advisory board members for the event’s Film, Drama Series and Doc divisions

The MIA announces its advisory board members for the event’s Film, Drama Series and Doc divisions

The 5th MIA - the Italian Audiovisual Market - will take place from 16-20 October in Rome and will see key international figures from the industry lending their expertise to unearth potential content  

29/07/2019 | MIA 2019

Privacy Policy